Riot police are attacked by anti-government protesters in Bishkek. Opposition followers killed Kyrgyzstan's interior minister, took the deputy prime minister hostage and captured state television in a deadly revolt against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

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A Kyrgyz protester kicks out at captured police officers at the opposition headquarters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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Kyrgyz police open fire on protestors near the main government buildings in Bishkek.

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Protesters try to take a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) from a riot policeman during clashes in Bishkek.

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Anti-government protestors clash with policeman during riots near the presidential administration in Bishkek.

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Protesters try to take a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) from a riot policeman during clashes in Bishkek.

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A police vehicle burns during an anti-government protest in Bishkek on April 7. Opposition followers killed Kyrgyzstan's interior minister, took the deputy prime minister hostage and captured state television in a deadly revolt against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

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A Kyrgyz opposition supporter attacks a riot policeman during an anti-government protest in Bishkek.

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An anti-government protester talks on the phone during clashes in front of the presidential palace in Bishkek.

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A protester carries a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) and a riot shield during clashes with riot police in Bishkek.

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A protester attacks policemen during clashes with riot police in Bishkek April 7. Kyrgyz troops opened fire on anti-government protesters on Wednesday outside the offices where President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was sheltering from clashes that have killed dozens of people.

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In this TV image, crowds gather on central square as smoke rises in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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This combination of pictures shows a Kyrgyz opposition supporter (C) being led away by police and (R) the same man laying dead on the ground a few hours later during an anti-government protest in Bishkek.

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A plain clothes policeman kicks an anti-government protester in Bishkek.